Lyang-tau Rutgers was a Solarian citizen and officer of the Solarian League Navy.
He began his career in Frontier Fleet, but later transferred to Battle Fleet.
In 1922 PD, he held the rank of Rear Admiral and was assigned as staff operations officer to Admiral Vincent Capriotti. In this capacity, he served in Task Force 783 when it conducted its attack on the Cachalot System for Operation Buccaneer, and Task Force 790 when it attacked the Sigma Draconis System in Operation Fabius. (HH14)